Marquise Copeland
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Marquise Copeland
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| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|05|09|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 287
| high_school = Bedford (OH)
| college = Cincinnati
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2019|2023}})
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| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (LVI)
- Second-team All-AAC (2018)
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| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 43
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.0
| statlabel3 = Pass deflections
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| statlabel4 = Interceptions
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| statlabel5 = Forced fumbles
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| statlabel6 = Fumble recoveries
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| statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns
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| pfr = CopeMa01
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Marquise Copeland (born May 9, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end. He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career at Cincinnati.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/8
| weight = 281
| dash = 5.00
| ten split = 1.82
| twenty split = 2.93
| shuttle = 4.84
| cone drill = 7.50
| vertical = 30.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 26
| arm span = 32
| hand span = 9 3/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2019 NFL Draft Scout Marquise Copeland College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1003109&DraftYear=2019 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
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Copeland signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on May 14, 2019.{{cite news |author=Simmons, Myles |title=Rams announce signing of 22 undrafted free agents |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-announce-signing-of-22-undrafted-free-agents |website=TheRams.com |date=May 14, 2019 |accessdate=October 1, 2020}} He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,{{cite news |author=Han, Jamie |title=Rams trim roster down to 53 players |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-trim-roster-down-to-53-players |website=TheRams.com |date=August 31, 2019 |accessdate=October 1, 2020}} and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{cite news |author=Han, Jamie |title=Rams sign 10 practice squad players |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-10-practice-squad-players |website=TheRams.com |date=September 1, 2019 |accessdate=October 1, 2020}}
Copeland was signed to a reserve/futures contract with the Rams on January 9, 2020.{{cite news |author=Jackson, Stu |title=Rams sign nine players to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-nine-players-to-reserve-future-contracts |website=TheRams.com |date=January 9, 2020 |accessdate=October 1, 2020}} He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,{{cite news |author=Jackson, Stu |title=Rams waive nine players, place Howard on injured reserve and Robinson on reserve/non-football injury list |url=https://www.therams.com/news/waive-nine-players-howard-injured-reserve |website=TheRams.com |date=September 5, 2020 |accessdate=October 1, 2020}} and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{cite news |title=Rams sign 15 players to practice squad |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-15-players-to-practice-squad |website=TheRams.com |date=September 6, 2020 |accessdate=October 1, 2020}} He was elevated to the active roster on September 12 for the week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys, and then reverted to the team's practice squad following the game.{{cite news |author=Jackson, Stu |title=Brian Allen, Treymane Anchrum Jr. inactive for Rams-Cowboys |url=https://www.therams.com/news/brian-allen-treymane-anchrum-jr-inactive-for-rams-cowboys |website=TheRams.com |date=September 13, 2020 |accessdate=October 1, 2020}} He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,{{cite news |author=DaSilva, Cameron |title=Rams activate Nick Scott but place three others on reserve/COVID-19 list |url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/22/rams-roster-moves-covid-19-list-practice-squad/ |website=USAToday.com |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2021}} and restored to the practice squad on December 26.{{cite news |author=DaSilva, Cameron |title=Rams make 4 roster moves ahead of matchup with Seahawks |url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/lists/rams-roster-moves-week-16-seahawks/ |website=USAToday.com |date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2021}} On January 18, 2021, Copeland signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Stu |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-14-players-to-reserve-future-contracts |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=TheRams.com}}
On August 31, 2021, Copeland was waived by the Rams and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Rams sign 14 players to practice squad|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-14-players-to-practice-squad|author=Jackson, Stu|website=TheRams.com|date=September 1, 2021}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2021. Copeland became a Super Bowl champion when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202202130cin.htm |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
On March 27, 2023, Copeland re-signed with the Rams.{{Cite tweet |user=RamsNFL |number=1640440368398483456 |title=Staying in LA! 🙌 We've re-signed @Marquisecope_44!}} He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Stu |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Rams waive 36 players ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-waive-14-players-ahead-of-tuesday-s-53-man-roster-deadline |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=TheRams.com}}{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Stu |date=August 31, 2023 |title=Rams sign 16 players to initial practice squad for 2023 season |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-15-players-to-initial-practice-squad-for-2023-season |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=TheRams.com}} He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.{{Cite web|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-10-players-to-reserve-future-contracts-2024|publisher=Los Angeles Rams|title=Rams sign 15 players to Reserve/Future contracts |author=Jackson, Stu|date=January 15, 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/roster/marquise-copeland/7326 Cincinnati Bearcats bio]
{{Super Bowl LVI}}
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Category:Players of American football from Cleveland
Category:American football defensive tackles